Space Force - Senior Software Engineer Cloud with Security Clearance Job at GeoL

Aerospace/Defense Position: Senior Software Engineer - Cloud Location: Scottsdale, AZ Length: Long-term Hourly rate: up to $90/hr W2 Security Clearance: U.S. citizenship is required, along with the ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Defense (DoD) Secret security clearance. Desired Skills & Qualifications: * Python / Java programming languages * Understanding of DevOps principles: Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, GitOps, automation, configuration management, and infrastructure as code * Familiar with Scaled Agile methodology and its best practice * Familiarity with security best practices, risk, compliance & vulnerability management, encryption & PKI, incident response, auditing and monitoring * Programming and scripting: Proficiency and strong knowledge in languages such as Python, Linux/UNIX, YAML, and JSON. * Cloud platforms: Experience with AWS (AWS Solutions Architect strongly preferred) and its services (including fundamental AWS networking), knowing Azure is a plus * Strong understanding of API Design, testing, development and management * Ability to communicate and work effectively with development team members, operations, and security teams * Artificial Intelligence: Well versed in prompt engineering and utilizing popular AI tools to accelerate workload AWS: AWS EKS, EC2, Lambda, S3, EBS/EFS, VPC, DNS, IAM, KMS, CloudWatch, CloudTrail * Configuration management: Event streaming platform (nice to have): Security, Monitoring and logging: ACAS/Grype vulns scanning, SIEM (Splunk) Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana) * Required Education and Experience: Requires a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, or a related Science, Engineering or Mathematics field.